Oct
We are made of stars
Autotune will eventually turn us all into singing robot scientists.
Oct
Sketch2Photo - Amazing
Pretty phenomenal: This is a system that takes user input in the form of a quick labeled sketch, searches the internet for appropriate images, clips them out using technology imported from 2018, and composites them together.
You want an elephant crushing a hot rod? You got it. You want a shark attacking a helicopter? And so on. It's wild.
Oct
Not Quite How I Remember Them - 1
After the formative years of Mr. Rogers and Sesame Street, I grew up on Batman - The Animated Series, TaleSpin, and this one, but it's not exactly how I remember it...
Oct
Not Quite How I Remember Them - 2
Here's another one, slightly different. I learned alot.
Oct
another angle
most people just see a pile of trash but with just the right light these mountains of waste make detailed shadows depicting everything from rats in love to people hanging out. creative, well designed and highly innovative. artist sue webster and tim noble really have clear vision. i wonder what their trash pile at home looks like!
Oct
OCTOBER TAKEOVER - 1: ALL YOUR BLOG ARE BELONG TO US
October is here, and while our other designers have been sleeping and drinking coffee and doing actual work, I have been planning this modest (but still pretty kickass) blog takeover, while staring into the fireplace and cackling maniacally. Enjoy!
Helvetica is as close to font royalty as a typeface can get. It's loved. It's loathed. But either way, it gets used. A lot. And abused. For those with an undying love for Helvetica, this video may not be appropriate. You'll watch it anyway, but I warned you.
Oct
OCTOBER TAKEOVER - 2: Harrowdown
During the past three decades, the music video has, in fits and starts, been elevated to the level of art. But only on rare occasions. I'm happy to know that people are still experimenting, confounding, and pushing the envelope when it comes to television commercials for music. Great song, great video, happy October!
Oct
OCTOBER TAKEOVER - 3: Contraomnes
Along the same vein as Daniel Park (see below) - a dreamy style of illustration that I apparently really dig.
Oct
OCTOBER TAKEOVER - 4: Overseas Type
One less brick in the wall between art and type.
Oct
OCTOBER TAKEOVER - 5: Trichrome
This happens pretty often with our printer's blue toner. All in a day's work.
Oct
OCTOBER TAKEOVER - 6: Rockin the Knockoffs
For whatever reason, people have been re-illustrating the covers of old comic books, with some incredibly interesting results.
Oct
OCTOBER TAKEOVER - 7: Christian Poveda
Blistering photojournalism by photographer and filmmaker Christian Poveda.
Oct
OCTOBER TAKEOVER - 8: Requiem
If Dan Park's portfolio comprised the illustrations for a novel, it's definitely one I'd read.
Oct
OCTOBER TAKEOVER - 9: The Post-Human Identity
I'll happily turn you on to Oleg Duryagin, the Russian photographer and artist. His portraits are meticulous, and his finished pieces are unlike anything I've seen.
Oct
OCTOBER TAKEOVER - 10: Angryblue
Some intense poster art from Angryblue, a self-proclaimed "art whore". The downloads section also features some fonts and some Photoshop brush packs.
Oct
OCTOBER TAKEOVER - 11: Immersion
At my desk, I keep a bit of PostIt on my computer's built-in web cam, just to protect against the very slight chance that it may be on, recording all the ridiculous faces I make while I work. Do you think you sit there as the statuesque picture of calm? I doubt it. Exhibit A (apologies for the ad).
Oct
OCTOBER TAKEOVER - 12: It's a Beautiful World
These images speak for themselves. But here's a tidbit: the Dutch phrase 'mooi milieu' means 'beautiful environment'.
Oct
OCTOBER TAKEOVER - 13: No Keyframes
Here's a stunning video creasted by 1st, using Cinema 4D XPresso. This is what I imagine happening when everybody leaves the room.
Oct
OCTOBER TAKEOVER - 14: Slow Down
And, just to keep a new tradition going, here's some slow-motion footage from Moscow, created by documentary filmmaker Andrey Stvolinsky. My favorite part might have to be PigeonCam.
